Shloka 11
Adhyāya 325: Nārada in Śvetadvīpa—Stotra to the Nirguṇa Mahātman
स धर्मकुशलो राजा मोक्षशास्त्रविशारद: । याज्यो मम स यद् ब्रूयात् तत् कार्यमविशड्कया
sa dharmakuśalo rājā mokṣaśāstraviśāradaḥ | yājyo mama sa yad brūyāt tat kāryam aviśaṅkayā ||
ಭೀಷ್ಮನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ನಾನು ಯಾಗವನ್ನು ನೆರವೇರಿಸುವ ನನ್ನ ಯಜಮಾನನಾದ ಆ ರಾಜನು ಧರ್ಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಕುಶಲನೂ, ಮೋಕ್ಷಶಾಸ್ತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ವಿಶಾರದನೂ ಆಗಿದ್ದಾನೆ. ಅವನು ನಿನಗೆ ಏನು ಹೇಳಿದರೂ, ಸಂಶಯವಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಅದನ್ನು ನೆರವೇರಿಸು.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Respect for qualified moral and spiritual authority: when a ruler is grounded in dharma and trained in mokṣa-śāstra, his guidance should be followed without wavering, since it is presumed to align worldly duty with the higher aim of liberation.
Bhīṣma identifies a particular king (Janaka) as his own yajña-patron and praises his competence in dharma and liberation-teachings, urging the listener to execute whatever instructions that king gives, without doubt.